Like hungry lions, they want to kill and eat. Like young lions, they hide, ready to attack.
If you don’t help me, I will be torn apart like an animal caught by a lion. I will be carried away with no one to save me.
Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy, and he goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to attack and eat.
They are like lions hiding in the bushes to catch weak and helpless animals. They lay their traps for the poor, who are caught in their nets.
But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News everywhere. He wanted all those who are not Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s mouth.
Their mouths are opened wide, like a lion roaring and tearing at its prey.